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#+title: stallman-resign
#+date: <2019-09-29>
Last week Richard Stallman resigned from FSF. It is a great loss for the
free software movement.
The apparent cause of his resignation and the events that triggered it
reflect some alarming trends of the zeitgeist. Here is a detailed review
of what happened: [[https://sterling-archermedes.github.io/][Low grade
"journalists" and internet mob attack RMS with lies. In-depth review.]].
Some interesting articles on this are:
[[https://jackbaruth.com/?p=16779][Weekly Roundup: The Passion Of Saint
iGNUcius Edition]],
[[http://techrights.org/2019/09/17/rms-witch-hunt/][Why I Once Called
for Richard Stallman to Step Down]].
Dishonest and misleading media pieces involved in this incident include
[[https://www.thedailybeast.com/famed-mit-computer-scientist-richard-stallman-defends-epstein-victims-were-entirely-willing][The
Daily Beast]],
[[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9ke3ke/famed-computer-scientist-richard-stallman-described-epstein-victims-as-entirely-willing][Vice]],
[[https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/16/computer-scientist-richard-stallman-who-defended-jeffrey-epstein-resigns-from-mit-csail-and-the-free-software-foundation/][Tech
Crunch]],
[[https://www.wired.com/story/richard-stallmans-exit-heralds-a-new-era-in-tech/][Wired]].
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